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Friday, February 27, 2015

Flowers on Friday ... Blooming in the Basement

Three of the baby roses growing under lights in my basement workshop are plants of my Yellow Seedling. One of these developed a bud, which I was technically supposed to have popped off when I first noticed it. This would be to allow the plant to put its energy into growing leaves and roots (instead of a flower), but I didn't have the heart to do it. This is a strong healthy plant, and I reasoned that it could stand the strain of flowering. A few days ago, the bud opened and this was the result:

If you follow Hartwood Roses on Facebook, you have already seen this photo.

In a few weeks, I will send two of the three plants to friends in different parts of the country. This is the next step in my goal to eventually make this rose commercially available ... gotta see if it performs as well in other places as it does in my garden here. The third plant will stay here as a back up copy, in case something happens to the original.

It has been almost a month since I transplanted the baby roses out of their propagation containers and into small pots of their own. (click the link to see a post from when I did this).

Thank you for your visit, I'm glad you stopped by! Just the other day, I was thinking of starting a rose bush from a cutting, but I just didn't know where to get started! and No, I wouldn't have popped off that bud either! :) xo Christine

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My name is Connie, and I started Hartwood Roses ... an educational rose garden in Virginia that specializes in rare and unusual antique roses. I know a lot about roses, old houses, carpentry and remodeling, and am an expert day dreamer. You will often find me working in the garden, planning a home project, building something, or hanging out in a cemetery ...all of this has come in handy as my husband and I restore our historic home (built in 1848) renovate the outbuildings, and design the gardens. This blog allows me share whatever is happening in the garden, around the house, or on my mind.

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Hartwood Roses was a small farm nursery, located just north of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The retail portion of the business closed in 2012, and the mission shifted to my true love … speaking to organizations and garden clubs and giving classes to educate budding rose gardeners. The display gardens here contain over 800 different varieties of roses … with emphasis on rare and historic varieties, and popular classics that are well-suited for modern gardens. Click picture to go to web site. www.HartwoodRoses.com

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